Africa Cup of Nations · Thursday 10 February 2000 · Lagos, Nigeria
South AfricaNigeria 2–0 South Africa (10 Feb 2000): Result & Goals
Goals
- 1'
Tijani BabangidaNigeria - 34'Tijani BabangidaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Nigeria winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Nigeria and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 1 wins, South Africa 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 0–0 Nigeria on 16 January 1993 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- South Africa won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1709, South Africa 1712 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Senegal7 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Morocco3 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Congo28 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 4–2 vs Tunisia23 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–5 vs Basque Country29 Dec 1999 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Ghana6 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Algeria2 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs DR Congo27 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Gabon23 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Sweden27 Nov 1999 · International Friendly